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Quantum Chromodynamics

Unit 1
Unit 1: Field Theories
Introduction to Field TheoryClassical Field TheoryQuantum Field Theory
Unit 2 • Chapter 8

Hadrons in Quantum Chromodynamics

Video Summary

Hadrons are composite particles made of quarks. The strong force, mediated by gluons, holds quarks together inside hadrons. The two main types of hadrons are baryons, made of three quarks, and mesons, made of a quark and an antiquark. Hadrons are classified according to their spin and parity.

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Who proposed the theory of quarks?

What is the strong nuclear force mediated by?

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